I've had to buy a new PC to replace the office computer which never did perform to the required standards. As I built it myself there also wasn't anyone to blame.

This time I have gone for a powerful desktop box built by Novatech.

It may not be a very small and attractive looking box, but as long as it can handle running Oracle Databases and iTunes as well as other apps at the same time, then I will be very happy.

Hopefully this spec will keep things running for a few years.

• Intel Quad Core (4 Processors'ish)
  
• 4GB Memory
  
• 500GB Hard Drive
  
• DVD writer
  
• ATI HD 4850 512MB PCI-E Graphics